Degree Requirements
LEGAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT CERTIFICATE
The Legal Administrative Assistant Certificate program is a specialized program designed to provide advanced training and simulated practice in the administrative responsibilities required to complement the legal team in law firms, private or public corporations, or government departments. Legal terminology, legal transcription, court procedures, and computer applications are emphasized. This comprehensive, short-term certificate prepares students for employment in law offices, insurance companies, financial institutions, courts, and police departments, as well as in legal departments of business firms and government offices.
Certificate: Legal Administrative Assistant (36 credit hours)
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Business Law I |
3.0 |
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Microcomputer Word Processing |
3.0 |
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Introduction to Law and Ethics |
3.0 |
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Civil Litigation I |
3.0 |
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Law Office Management |
3.0 |
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Legal Machine Transcription |
3.0 |
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Information Management |
3.0 |
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Software Applications in the Law Office |
3.0 |
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Legal Document Production |
3.0 |
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Legal Systems and Procedures |
3.0 |
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OST Senior Practicum |
3.0 |
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General Elective |
3.0 |
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Total Credit Hours: |
36.0 |
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Students must pass a keyboarding proficiency test at 40 net words per minute (nwpm) and complete all development courses before being fully admitted to the program. |
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Students must earn a grade of "C" of better in all of the above courses. |
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OST 213 Legal Document Production has an exit speed requirement of 60 nwpm. |
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The General Elective must be approved by the academic advisor and may include one of the following: CPT 101 Introduction to Computers, CPT 170 Microcomputer Applications, CPT 104 Introduction to Information Technology, OST 110 Document Formatting, OST 134 Office Communications, OST 196 Office Confidentiality and Security. |
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